Authorities in Texas say at least five -- possibly as many as 15 -- people have been killed in the southwestern U.S. state as a result of Wednesday's massive explosion at a fertilizer plant. A spokesman for the Waco, Texas police department says at least 160 people were injured when the blast ripped through the plant in the nearby town of West as firefighters were battling a fire. Between 50 and 75 houses within a five block radius were either heavily damaged or destroyed. West's ...
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